diff --git a/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_os/imv_os_agent.c b/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_os/imv_os_agent.c
index ba3f3afc6..84a24b48f 100644
--- a/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_os/imv_os_agent.c
+++ b/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_os/imv_os_agent.c
@@ -779,6 +779,14 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_os_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 									TNC_Version *actual_version)
 {
 	private_imv_os_agent_t *this;
+	imv_agent_t *agent;
+
+	agent = imv_agent_create(name, msg_types, countof(msg_types), id,
+							 actual_version);
+	if (!agent)
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	INIT(this,
 		.public = {
@@ -790,16 +798,10 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_os_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 			.solicit_recommendation = _solicit_recommendation,
 			.destroy = _destroy,
 		},
-		.agent = imv_agent_create(name, msg_types, countof(msg_types), id,
-								 actual_version),
+		.agent = agent,
 		.db = imv_os_database_create(imcv_db),
 	);
 
-	if (!this->agent)
-	{
-		destroy(this);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	return &this->public;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_test/imv_test_agent.c b/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_test/imv_test_agent.c
index 87d69373f..cdf0e18cd 100644
--- a/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_test/imv_test_agent.c
+++ b/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_test/imv_test_agent.c
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_test_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 									  TNC_Version *actual_version)
 {
 	private_imv_test_agent_t *this;
+	imv_agent_t *agent;
+
+	agent = imv_agent_create(name, msg_types, countof(msg_types), id,
+							 actual_version);
+	if (!agent)
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	INIT(this,
 		.public = {
@@ -307,15 +315,9 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_test_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 			.solicit_recommendation = _solicit_recommendation,
 			.destroy = _destroy,
 		},
-		.agent = imv_agent_create(name, msg_types, countof(msg_types), id,
-								  actual_version),
+		.agent = agent,
 	);
 
-	if (!this->agent)
-	{
-		destroy(this);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	return &this->public;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libpts/plugins/imc_attestation/imc_attestation.c b/src/libpts/plugins/imc_attestation/imc_attestation.c
index e783b8f29..467b998c8 100644
--- a/src/libpts/plugins/imc_attestation/imc_attestation.c
+++ b/src/libpts/plugins/imc_attestation/imc_attestation.c
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ TNC_Result TNC_IMC_Initialize(TNC_IMCID imc_id,
 		DBG1(DBG_IMC, "IMC \"%s\" has already been initialized", imc_name);
 		return TNC_RESULT_ALREADY_INITIALIZED;
 	}
-	if (!pts_meas_algo_probe(&supported_algorithms) ||
-		!pts_dh_group_probe(&supported_dh_groups))
-	{
-		return TNC_RESULT_FATAL;
-	}
 	imc_attestation = imc_agent_create(imc_name, msg_types, countof(msg_types),
 									   imc_id, actual_version);
 	if (!imc_attestation)
@@ -83,6 +78,13 @@ TNC_Result TNC_IMC_Initialize(TNC_IMCID imc_id,
 		return TNC_RESULT_FATAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!pts_meas_algo_probe(&supported_algorithms) ||
+		!pts_dh_group_probe(&supported_dh_groups))
+	{
+		imc_attestation->destroy(imc_attestation);
+		imc_attestation = NULL;
+		return TNC_RESULT_FATAL;
+	}
 	libpts_init();
 
 	if (min_version > TNC_IFIMC_VERSION_1 || max_version < TNC_IFIMC_VERSION_1)
diff --git a/src/libpts/plugins/imv_attestation/imv_attestation_agent.c b/src/libpts/plugins/imv_attestation/imv_attestation_agent.c
index 2c5df2df2..f127a9682 100644
--- a/src/libpts/plugins/imv_attestation/imv_attestation_agent.c
+++ b/src/libpts/plugins/imv_attestation/imv_attestation_agent.c
@@ -564,8 +564,16 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_attestation_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 										 TNC_Version *actual_version)
 {
 	private_imv_attestation_agent_t *this;
+	imv_agent_t *agent;
 	char *hash_alg, *dh_group, *cadir;
 
+	agent = imv_agent_create(name, msg_types, countof(msg_types), id,
+							 actual_version);
+	if (!agent)
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	hash_alg = lib->settings->get_str(lib->settings,
 					"libimcv.plugins.imv-attestation.hash_algorithm", "sha256");
 	dh_group = lib->settings->get_str(lib->settings,
@@ -583,8 +591,7 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_attestation_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 			.solicit_recommendation = _solicit_recommendation,
 			.destroy = _destroy,
 		},
-		.agent = imv_agent_create(name, msg_types, countof(msg_types), id,
-								  actual_version),
+		.agent = agent,
 		.supported_algorithms = PTS_MEAS_ALGO_NONE,
 		.supported_dh_groups = PTS_DH_GROUP_NONE,
 		.pts_credmgr = credential_manager_create(),
@@ -594,8 +601,7 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_attestation_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 
 	libpts_init();
 
-	if (!this->agent ||
-		!pts_meas_algo_probe(&this->supported_algorithms) ||
+	if (!pts_meas_algo_probe(&this->supported_algorithms) ||
 		!pts_dh_group_probe(&this->supported_dh_groups) ||
 		!pts_meas_algo_update(hash_alg, &this->supported_algorithms) ||
 		!pts_dh_group_update(dh_group, &this->supported_dh_groups))
@@ -612,4 +618,3 @@ imv_agent_if_t *imv_attestation_agent_create(const char *name, TNC_IMVID id,
 
 	return &this->public;
 }
-